internet access
The City That Was Saved by the Internet
Job opportunities are drying up in towns without broadband. Chattanooga, Tennessee turned around its fortunes by building the fastest internet in the United States.
How Cubans Are Using Their Country's First WiFi Hotspots
These hotspots are often inconvenient, and they're not free. But for many Cubans, they provide a vital window to the outside world.
AT&T Says It’s Invented ‘Transformative, Multi-Gigabit’ Broadband Mesh Nets
AT&T has likened a new technology it's testing to the invention of the laser or the transistor.
Gabon Is Suffering the 'Worst Communications Suppression Since the Arab Spring'
Nightly 'internet curfews' are the latest tool in the oppressive government toolbox.
How to Be 'Huge on YouTube', According to Canada's Top First Nations Gamer
Austin Pamajewon, who grew up on the Shawanaga First Nation, on why we need to close the digital divide.
Google Fiber Is Losing the Gigabit Race—All According to Plan
AT&T and other traditional ISPs are racing to compete with Google around the country, which is exactly what we need.
Is High-Speed Internet a Basic Right? Canada Is Debating That Now
Internet access is still spotty in rural and Northern Canada.
Iran’s ‘National Internet’ Offers Connectivity at the Cost of Censorship
Human rights group Article 19 produced a new report looking at Iran’s ongoing investment in its own “clean” internet.
Unused TV Bandwidth Could Bring Over a Billion in Rural India Online
Connecting the most unconnected may just be a matter of using what's already there.
The FCC IS Finalizing Its Plan to Subsidize Broadband for the Poor
The plan is meant to close the digital divide and address the “homework gap.”
India Bans Facebook's Free Internet Service Because It Violates Net Neutrality
The controversial program offered mobile web access to limited websites and services, sparking criticism among open internet proponents.
How a DIY Network Plans to Subvert Time Warner Cable's NYC Internet Monopoly
The NYC Mesh meetup group has partnered with two internet exchanges to provide high speed connections without going through the telecom giant.